Single-player games like The Glade
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to The Glade, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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ArkCraft: The Rebirth of the World
Single-player alternative to The Glade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Glade.
In this open-world crafting and building game, you explore an ancient world full of dangers and secrets. Collect animals and plants, build bases and master the craft as you build your ark and save civilization from destruction by the flood and then rebuild it.
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Far Lands
Single-player alternative to The Glade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Glade.
Far Lands is an open-world survival game. Fight mercenaries, steal their loot and vehicles. Build and defend your base from zombies. Gather resources, craft better gear and loot different points of interest. Want to play with friends? Join them on Co-op!
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The Infected
Single-player alternative to The Glade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Glade.
The Infected is a sandbox, first-person, open-world survival game. Build bases, craft, farm, hunt, and survive changing seasons. Choose whether to face the hybrid “Vambies” or turn them off for a pure survival experience.
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KeepUp Survival
Single-player alternative to The Glade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Glade.
KeepUp Survival is an open base-building and exploration game set in a natural, abandoned world. Build, gather, survive, and unfold your own story on a mysterious island.
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PostCollapse
Single-player alternative to The Glade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Glade.
PostCollapse is a survival simulation game set after the collapse of civilization. Gather items from the ruins, construct tools, grow your own food, go fishing and hunting. Single player only. No Zombies.
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Northern Lights
Single-player alternative to The Glade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Early Access with The Glade.
Northern Lights is an open world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the arctic tundra. Clinging to life, you must use real-life survival techniques to gather resources, craft, and hunt while tending to your health and sanity. Can you survive your way out of the mysterious island?
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Valheim
Single-player alternative to The Glade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Glade.
A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
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Windrose
Single-player alternative to The Glade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Glade.
Embark on a PvE survival adventure in the Age of Piracy. Fight on land and sea, solo or with friends. Build, craft and explore vast open world filled with dark secrets. Master soulslite combat and take on challenging bosses, command your ship and plunder unspoken treasures!
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Red Dead Redemption 2
Single-player alternative to The Glade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Glade.
Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.
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The Van Game
Single-player alternative to The Glade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Glade.
The Van Game is a retro styled epic road-trip around the USA. Manage your crew, maintain your van, and discover over a dozen national parks.
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7 Days to Die
Single-player alternative to The Glade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Glade.
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
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Grimtale Island
Single-player alternative to The Glade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Free To Play with The Glade.
Grimtale Island is a open world survival game set in a beautiful low poly art style. Explore and master survival on a island that has been taken over by a strange infection causing the dead to return to the world of the living. Craft gather and build to stay alive in this world.
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The Place I Called Home
Single-player alternative to The Glade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Free To Play with The Glade.
The Place I Called Home is a short story, first person adventure game. Sophia Carter takes us back to discover the past she's trying to bury. Learn her story through diary pages, voice dialogue and the path ahead.